Sentence examples for poverty standard from inspiring English sources

Pensioners struggle to get by on sums lower than the World Bank's poverty standard.

Like a line in the sand, an absolute poverty standard shows whether the economic tide is moving in or out.

"We should bear in mind that this poverty standard is very low," Mr. Wang said, echoing the view of many Chinese economists.

The 42-year-old federal poverty standard, which is pegged to the annual cost of buying basic groceries, is widely viewed as outdated and off-target.

Using the poverty standard of a person living on $1.25 a day, the incidence of poverty in China declined from 85% in 1981 to 27% in 2004.

Income poverty aggregates within a country using actual or imputed prices (these are critical for fixing the income poverty standard across countries and time).

Nine of 10 students met federal poverty standards.

A 2004 report from the Minnesota department of education said four out of five of the 300 students at Red Lake high school met government poverty standards.

The bedroom tax row came as the TUC published research claiming that just over half of all children will be living in below minimum income poverty standards within two years as a result of the government's welfare and tax reforms.

"Eligibility for farm subsidies is determined by crop, not by income or poverty standards," Heritage notes.

The school's entire student body meets poverty standards and therefore qualifies for free or reduced-priced lunch.